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+# Template file for 'mate-icon-theme'
+pkgname=mate-icon-theme
+version=1.8.0
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool icon-naming-utils"
+depends="gtk-update-icon-cache hicolor-icon-theme"
+short_desc="MATE icon theme"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="LGPL-2"
+homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"
+distfiles="http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.8/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=e6b981f74e7e5faa9d3a3b64580b66a327737152c1a230608367e9fa7bb63eac
+
+post_install() {
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/icons/mate/icon-theme.cache
+}